Nelson and Spottswood Dr., Lexington (Independent City), Virginia. County/parish: Lexington.
Added to the National Register of Historic Places November 19, 1990. NRIS 89001925.
4 contributing buildings.Also known as:
Col Alto is a historic home located at Lexington, Virginia. The original section was built about 1827, and is a two-story, double-pile, three-bay, Georgian style brick dwelling with a hipped roof. In the 1930s, the house was remodeled, enlarged, and modernized by architect William Lawrence Bottomley. Bottomley added the distinctive Palladian style veranda. Also on the property are a contributing barn and log cabin. Col Alto was the home of Congressman James McDowell (1795-1851), for whom the house was built, and Congressman Henry St. George Tucker III (1853-1932).
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1990. It is now operating as a Hampton Inn and Suites by Hilton.
National Park Service documentation: https://catalog.archives.gov/id/41681510